He was not quite asking them “to hold their nose” and support the bill, but he acknowledged that it was far from perfect. Don’t look to Republicans, either, to claim ownership of this, even though President Trump has given signs that he thinks it is a decent compromise. “We accomplished what we set out to accomplish,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.). “We’re not trying to kill this bill,” Jayapal said, making clear that her caucus was “not whipping” against the legislation. After McConnell’s Senate unanimously supported that plan, Trump cut their legs out from under them, starting the shutdown.

Source: Washington Post February 14, 2019 00:33 UTC